Medical Care Publishes “Addressing Health Disparities Through the Utilization of Health Information Technology”

June 2019 - Volume 57 - Issue : Medical Care

Medical Care Publishes “Addressing Health Disparities Through the Utilization of Health Information Technology”

Health information technology (IT) tools may serve a vital role in reducing health disparities in the clinical care setting by increasing access to care, improving quality of healthcare and by promoting better patient-clinician communication.

The Medical Care supplement “Addressing Health Disparities Through the Utilization of Health Information Technology” includes 12 original research papers and five editorials and commentaries. The research manuscripts report that health information technologies (e.g., electronic health records, personal health records, e-prescribing, mobile technologies) may help underserved populations by enhancing patient engagement, improving implementation of clinical guidelines, promoting patient safety, and reducing adverse outcomes. The commentaries provide expert insights on the role of health IT in promoting health equity in racial/ethnic minorities, rural and urban populations, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and sexual and gender minorities.

This special supplement is sponsored by the NIMHD, part of the National Institutes of Health, and has an introductory editorial led by NIMHD Director Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., with NIMHD Health Scientist Administrator Beda Jean-François, Ph.D., and NIMHD Chief of Staff Courtney Ferrell Aklin, Ph.D.

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